Chap. 1183.—An ACT for the relief of James Skelton, a Confederate soldier.

Approved March 7, 1900.

Whereas James Skelton, a disabled Confederate soldier of Virginia,
was a true and gallant soldier during the late war; was loyal to Virginia;
and

Whereas he is now suffering from the following disabilities—to wit:
Constitution broken down from service in the war, and afflicted with
consumption and rheumatism; therefore,

1. Be it enacted bv the general assembly of Virginia, That the
county court of King and Queen county shall examine into the con-
dition of the above named James Skelton, a Confederate soldier, and
should it be found that he was true and loval to Virginia throuch the
war, and that he is now afflieted and incapacitated for manual labor
from the effects of service in the Confederate army: that he is needv
and noor and should receive aid from Virginia, and if the county court
of King and Queen county should send a certificate of the facts to
the auditor of publie accounts of Virginia, then the auditor of public
accounts is directed to place the name of James Skelton on the pension
list, and pay him annually the sum of fifteen dollars, on and after
the first day of April, nineteen hundred.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.